Lagos blue line rail resumes after fire incident

The Lagos blue line rail has resumed after a fire outbreak on a section of its track on Saturday.

Gboyega Akosile, spokesperson for Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, said the fire occurred at 4:12pm.

He added that the incident was a minor one and that no casualties were recorded because the train was not operating at the time.

In a statement shortly after the incident, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) said engineers were working to replace the burnt cables.

“The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is aware of a spark, inducing fire, at a section of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) near the old NEPA station by Eko Bridge around Apongbon area of Lagos Island,” the statement on X reads.

“As a result, passenger operations of the Blue Line were disrupted. Following the spark, the system isolated the section for investigators and engineers from the Independent Power Plant powering the train to trace the source of the fire.

“The closed-circuit camera along the section promptly alerted emergency staff who triggered the emergency response process.

“Engineers are working profusely to replace the burnt cables, and it is projected that train operation will resume Sunday morning.”

On Sunday, Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant on new media to the Lagos governor, posted a clip of a blue train running through the tracks.

“Earlier this morning on the Blue Line Rail track after the repairs of the minor fire incident yesterday,” he said in a post on X.

“Other Maintenance and troubleshooting still ongoing.”